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Overview"In 1902, Professor Woodrow Wilson took the helm of Princeton University, then a small denominational college with few academic pretensions. But Wilson had a blueprint for remaking the too-cozy college into an intellectual powerhouse. The Making of Princeton University tells, for the first time, the story of how the University adapted and updated Wilson's vision to transform itself into the prestigious institution it is today. James Axtell brings the methods and insights from his extensive work in ethnohistory to the collegiate realm, focusing especially on one of Princeton's most distinguished features: its unrivaled reputation for undergraduate education. Addressing admissions, the curriculum, extracurricular activities, and the changing landscape of student culture, the book devotes four full chapters to undergraduate life inside and outside the classroom. The book is a lively warts-and-all rendering of Princeton's rise, addressing such themes as discriminatory admission policies, the academic underperformance of many varsity athletes, and the controversial ""bicker"" system through which students have been selected for the University's private eating clubs.Written in a delightful and elegant style, The Making of Princeton University offers a detailed picture of how the University has dealt with these issues to secure a distinguished position in both higher education and American society.For anyone interested in or associated with Princeton, past or present, this is a book to savor." Full Product DetailsAuthor: James AxtellPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.70cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.106kg ISBN: 9780691126869ISBN 10: 0691126860 Pages: 688 Publication Date: 30 April 2006 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsDo we really need another 600-plus pages about the University? The answer is yes--if the book in question is as good as this one is... [I]t's appeal transcends the alumni market. Besides being arguably the most readable account of Princeton ever written, this overview of college life is so illuminating on such a wide range of subjects, including administration, faculty, admission standards, scholarship, and life inside and outside the classroom, that it stands not only as the definitive work on its specific subject but as an invaluable study of the university experience in general. -- Stuart Mitchner Town Topics Axtell's retelling is vivid, particularly as he tracks larger societal changes alongside the university's transformation. His explanation of Princeton's changing politics, style and patois serves as a fascinating guidebook to understanding the university through all its various permutations. -- Iris Blasi ForeWord Magazine Mixing scholarly excellence with subtle humor, Axtell is both an excellent historian and storyteller... The Making of Princeton University is more than a mere institutional history: It is the story of the transformation of an American icon. -- J. Gregory Behle Journal of American History An excellent and exceedingly well-written book... It is hard to imagine a better book on a single university. The Making of Princeton University is engagingly written, judicious in its use of materials, exceptionally well researched (here Axtell had the advantage of an outstanding archival collection), and wise in its understanding of how Princeton has become what it is. -- Marvin Lazerson Academe Here we have finally an outstanding historian writing about a significant institution. The writing is lively; the case study is connected to the larger domains of American higher education. It provides an antidote to the familiar reasons that institutional history has been maligned or ignored. Axtell's story gets off to a great start due to his historical candor... Thanks to James Axtell's exciting, thorough history, a reader moves steadily to consider that it is daring for a university to be different and distinctive. -- John R. Thelin Journal of Higher Education Author InformationJames Axtell is Kenan Professor of Humanities at the College of William & Mary. A graduate of Yale and Cambridge universities, he is the author or editor of seventeen books, including the prize-winning The Invasion Within: The Contest of Cultures in Colonial North America and The Pleasures of Academe: A Celebration & Defense of Higher Education. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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